UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 1, 2017 (August 31, 2017)
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-18032 | 93-0835214 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
111 SW Fifth Ave, Ste 700
Portland, Oregon 97204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(503) 268-8000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has indicated that it will recommend that the President of the United States suspend or prohibit the proposed merger (the “Merger”) between Lattice and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Canyon Bridge Fund I, LP (“Canyon Bridge”), a private equity fund with China-based investors.
Lattice remains of the view that the proposed transaction does not raise any national security concerns that cannot be addressed by the comprehensive mitigation measures that Lattice and Canyon Bridge have proposed to implement. Under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, if CFIUS recommends that a transaction be prohibited or suspended, the President of the United States must render his decision to suspend, prohibit or allow the proposed transaction within 15 calendar days. Lattice is hopeful that given the benefits of the proposed transaction to Lattice’s stockholders and employees in the United States, and the substantial mitigation measures proposed by the parties, if the matter is referred to the President of the United States, the President will decide to allow the proposed Merger to be consummated.
Lattice and Canyon Bridge plan to continue to engage in further discussions with CFIUS and the President to explore measures that may resolve any outstanding national security concerns and that could allow the parties to proceed with the transaction. There can be no assurances that CFIUS or the President will entertain further dialogue with the parties or that the parties will be able to identify and agree to any mitigation or to take alternative measures that will allow the parties to proceed with the transaction.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits and Financial Statements. |
(d) Exhibits
None.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Dated: September 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ Byron W. Milstead | ||||||
| Name: | Byron W. Milstead | |||||||
| Title: | Corporate Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||